Books
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley
Top 5 books on wood, trees and forests, chosen by woodworker and writer Callum Robinson

Top 5 books on wood, trees and forests, chosen by woodworker and writer Callum Robinson
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc

Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc
How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England

How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England
The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating
Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest

Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest
Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction

The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction
The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos

The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos
Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest
Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg

Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them

Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in
Top 5 revelatory children’s books selected by Ukrainian children’s author Oksana Lushchevska

Top 5 revelatory children’s books selected by Ukrainian children’s author Oksana Lushchevska
Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands

Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands
Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel 

Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel
This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee

This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee
No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm
